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Deej [1]
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Registered: January 2006
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I've been A/B'ing some mixes here, comparing the sonics of flying the tracks
across the digital matrix from Cubase SX to Paris and having a bunch of
UAD-1 plugins inserted as opposed to inserting analogue gear into a straight
Paris mix. I'm definitely leaning toward the Paris/analogue mix. Even with
all of the processing power available and having the Paris summing bus,
something about the hybrid mix just sound smaller. Maybe it's the truncation
that happens when 40+ tracks that are being processed at 32 bit in SX are
flown over a 20 bit ADAT pipe. I dunno
I know there are lots of advantages to having the editing power of SX and I
did use it a lot in my last project. As far as plugins go, I'm getting
something that suits me just fine using analog processors in Paris. Are they
emulations of LA-2A's or 1176's.......well nooooo.........but I've got a
couple of Distressors, a couple of RNC's which output at +4 and are balanced
with 1:1 Jensen and Cinemags.They sound great and the comps in my Avalon
737, Meek VC-1, Forssell CS-1 and Focusrite RED7 channel strips do a good
job inserted on tracks, plus there's an SPL Transient designer for kick, an
SPL de-esser and an old TL Audio tube EQ here. Patching this stuff into a
mix just seems to bring it to life in a way I'm not hearing in a hybrid mix.
Add the Paris plugs and it's a pretty decent mix arsenal. If I sold 3 x
UAD-1 cards and my HDSP 9652's, I could likely afford another nice
compressor or two.........maybe an ELOP or something.
Actually, I really wouldn't mind having two more Distressors. I may just do
this. The only thing I'm gonna miss is instant recall, but hell, I've got a
damn digital camera around here somewhere.
I think I've given the monster hybrid DAW thing a fair chance. It sounds
good, but I'm just not sold on it. I've worked my ass off putting it
together and getting it to work properly and I think part of my reluctance
to let it go is the many hours spent learning how to use this thing.
I dunno. decisions......decisions.........
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